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dire(tender, raw, painful, burning)
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dreadful(tender, raw, painful, burning)
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extreme(tender, raw, painful, burning)
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grieving(hurt, angry, sore, dispiritedness)
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horrendous
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insufferable
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irksome
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keening
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miserable
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nagging(tender, pain, gloomy, painful)
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odious
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offensive
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oppressive
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pained(hurt, painful, angry, sore)
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prickling(verb, sharp, stinging)
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prickly(rough, painful, burning, sore)
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terrible(tender, raw, painful, burning)
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withering
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woeful
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afflictive(tender, pain, raw, burning)
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